You can borrow a laptop for use on campus from the laptop lockers found in both campus libraries, please see our process for loaning laptops at headingley. You can take the laptops to other buildings on campus but they will not work off campus.

The loan period is 8 hours, but you should keep checking the battery life.  We do not lend chargers so you may need to return it before 8 hours. If the battery is running low or you need a laptop for longer than 8 hours, you can return it and take out another one.

Borrowing a laptop

You will need your student card to borrow a laptop.

1. Scan your student card.
2. Read and accept the terms and conidtions displayed on the screen; if you don’t accept the T&C you will be unable to borrow a laptop.
3. Select 'laptop' to borrow.
4. A bay will begin to flash, scan your card on this stack of bays, then open, unplug and remove the laptop.
5. Press finish on the screen. 

Returning a Laptop

You need your student card to return your laptop.

1. Scan your student card. 
2. Read and accept the terms and conidtions displayed on the screen.
3. Press return

• If you see a borrow option please make sure you are trying to return the laptop to the correct set - eg. if you borrow a laptop from the purple lockers it must be returned to the purple lockers. If you’re still having problems please speak to a member of the Advice Service Team.

4. The locker will automatically unlock (no need to scan your card twice when returning). Please pull the handle to open the locker.
5. Place the laptop inside and insert the charger cable into the power socket.  The light beside the locker turns red when the laptop is correctly connected.
   • If you don’t plug in the laptop it will not be returned from your library account.
6. Close the locker door (you should hear the lock click when it closes).

If you do not return the laptop you may be charged the replacement cost of the laptop!